LIFESTYLES of the POOR and INFAMOUS, produced by yours truly, Jawbone and Jolene, has made the first cut in Memphis for best self-produced cd honors, passing from a field of 74 into a field of 30. we will find out in early February if we make the next cut.this cd is a labor of love consisting of 10 original songs penned and arranged by us. the cover art and all content is from our own experiences. it was humbly recorded with a Mac computer and software and mastered by a friend with some good editing software. the cover art is from a street artist who has worked locally for a long time. some 8 or 9 years ago i told him a drawing of his would end up on the cover of my first cd, and while this is not the first, i have managed to get his art out there a little bit anyway.

if all goes well this cd will end up as a digital download as well. meanwhile, take a listen to the free stuff and if you want one you can message me or hit the top link to get one direct from the jobber.

We just got a nice new box of Lifestyles of the Poor and Infamous Cd's in the mail today, so line up and we'll get them out to you! Anyone who is interested go ahead and message us here and we'll get you set up! Be the first one on yer block......

We want to congratulate all the folks who made it to the top 5. We prefer to believe that we were #6!

From where we're sitting, getting to the top 30 WORLD WIDE was just awesome for a couple of gray headed part time musicians. the cats we were up against were full time players with thousands of dollars worth of gear and recording stuff.

Our cd initially cost $65 to record in a friend's spare room, through 2 mics and 2 channels, into a MAC computer. Mastering was done free by another friend.

For a total GRASS ROOTS effort to go the distance it has, that's just a life time achievement for us personally. Sure, we'd have loved to keep going, but there is no bitterness here. We have been in such good company all this while. We thank all you well-wishers for sending your good vibes our way.